Question to the Home Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government when they expect to receive the final report of the Independent Review of Police Force Structures; and whether this report will be published.

The Police Reform White Paper, published on 26 January 2026, set out the Government’s commitment to introduce a new model for policing, so that it is fit for the modern world and we have the right policing in the right places. We will ensure local police forces are equipped to make their local communities safer and implement a new national approach to policing that protects us all.

The Independent Review of Police Force Structures was launched on 17 March 2026 and will make recommendations on the optimal configuration of police forces. The Chair will report their recommendations to the Home Secretary in the summer.

The Government will publish the Independent Review’s findings and its response in the autumn.